Entries by Jeandre De Beer

Reboot vs. Reset: What’s the Difference?

By Marco Horn /  Tim Fisher How reboot and reset differ and why it matters What does it mean to reboot? Is rebooting the same as restarting? What about resetting a computer, router, phone, etc.? It might seem silly to distinguish them from each other but among these three terms are actually two entirely separate […]

How to Wipe a Hard Drive

By Marco Horn /  Tim Fisher How to Wipe a Hard Drive To wipe a hard drive means to completely erase the drive of all its information. Deleting everything does not wipe a hard drive and formatting does not usually wipe a hard drive. You’ll need to take an extra step to wipe the hard […]